1 Samuel 21:10-15 ▼

10 And David rises and flees on that day from the face of Saul, and comes to Achish king of Gath;

11 and the servants of Achish say to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Is it not of this one [that] they sing in dances, saying, Saul struck among his thousands, and David among his myriads?”

12 And David lays these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,

13 and changes his behavior before their eyes, and feigns himself mad in their hand, and scribbles on the doors of the gate, and lets down his spittle to his beard.

14 And Achish says to his servants, “Behold, you see a man acting as a madman; why do you bring him to me?

15 Am I lacking madmen, that you have brought in this one to act as a madman before me? Does this one come into my house?”